# Introduction <div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert"> <p>🧑💻 New to Git or LabEx? We recommend starting with the <b><a style="color: unset;text-decoration: underline;" href="https://labex.io/courses/quick-start-with-git" target="_blank">Quick Start with Git</a></b> course.</p> </div> Git is a popular version control system used by developers to manage their code. When you make changes to a repository, Git tracks who made those changes. To do this, Git needs to know your user information, such as your name and email address. In this lab, you will learn how to configure your user information for Git.
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